Jobs Bill: Democrats Say Thursday's Doomed Vote Is The Last Chance

Why are Democrats watering down anything? How many times do they need to hear that Republicans won't join them, no matter what?



Democrats control the Senate by a greater margin than either party has had in decades. Still Obama doesn't (& didn't) pressure the Blue Dogs, or threaten Lieberman with loss of his committee chairmanship.



But if you think that isn't enough, that it doesn't matter because Republicans can still filibuster anything and everything, there's Rule 22 of the Senate, which leaves it up to the discretion of the Senate Majority Leader (Harry Reid) whether to actually force them to do it or just let them threaten (bluff).



What we're talking about Republicans filibustering, they really haven't been: They've been THREATENING to filibuster.



And Harry Reid just lets them threaten, bluff. Reid's called them on it exactly once in the last 3 1/2 years, when it was something that Democrats really wanted and needed at that time (Republican Jim Bunning threatened to filibuster a bill to temporarily extend unemployment benefits, & Republicans caved). Filibustering is hard work, & not easy on soft, pampered bodies.



Obama & Democrats are constrained by nothing. If they wanted to pass this bill, they would and could.
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